A woman in her 20s with syncope
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A bedside cardiac ultrasound was performed with a parasternal long axis view demonstrated below: There is a large pericardial effusion with collapse of the right ventricle during systole. The beat-to-beat variation in QRS amplitude and morphology is electrical alternans. This patient is only pseudo-stable. She has already had syncope.
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